Hat, coat, and parcel rack.



No. 687,250. Patented Nov. 26, mm.

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CHARLES J. MONFORT, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

HAT, COAT, AND PARCEL RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,250, dated November26, 1901. Application filed January 31, 1901. Berial No. 45,433. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. MONFORT, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county l: .a.nsey and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful'lmprovements in Hat, Goat, andParcel Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hat, coat, and parcel racks, andmore particularly to that class in which the rack may be easily takenapart or folded when not in use.

Its object is to provide simple and inexpensive means for holding hats,coats, and parcels.

A further object is to produce a rack that is cleanly, convenient foruse, and of small dimensions To the above ends my invention consists ofthe novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described, anddefined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a front elevation of my improved hat, coat, and parcel rack. Fig.2is a sectional view of the same, taken on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a detail perspective View of one of the posts of the rack and of twoof the cross-bars, showing the method of joining the parts of theskeleton frame together, so that they may be easily taken apart. Fig. 4is a cross-section of oneof the posts, showing two of the bars fastenedin one of its sockets; and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view insection of one of the cross-bars, showing the method of attaching thecoat-hooks thereto.

In the drawings let A represent the frame of my improved hat, coat; andparcel rack, 13 the shelves, and O the hooks. The frame is constructedof any suitable material, such as angle-iron, and consists of thecorner-posts 2, which are sectional. The sections of each corner-postare hinged at 3 to fold up, as indicated by the dotted-line position inFig. 1. The folded sections may be fastened by the hooks and eyes 5 and6. The posts are preferably Vd at 7, adjoining the hinges 3, so as toform a rigid joint when the posts are extended. The cross-ha 1S fersupporting the shelves B are detachably connected to the posts, so thatthey may be removed when deriveted to the posts at 13. The ends of thecross-bars are cut away at let (shown in Fig.

3) and are bent substantially at right angles to correspond with thewalls of the channel and form the hooks 15. These hooks are adapted toprevent the bars moving lengthwise in the channels. through the flangesof the corner-posts and impinge against the hooks 15, so as to lock thecross-bars in the channel. The trays 9 are adapted to rest upon thelower flanges 17 of the cross-bars. The wire partitions 18 aredetachably connected to the cross-bars and shelves by the eyes 19. Thegarment-supporters 0 are carried by the lower cross-bars 20 and arrangedwith their lips 21 lying transverse to the frame, as shown in Fig. 1.Each support consists of a single wire bent to form the broad lip 21 andhaving its ends 22 extendingrearwardlyandupwardlyandbrought closetogether to penetrate the cross-bar through holes 23 and bent againabruptly at 27 to engage the cross-bar. The cleat 2 1,

' which is fastened to the flange 25 of the crossbar by screws 26,clamps the abruptly-bent ends of the garment-supporter to the flange 25and is adapted to hold the supporters upon the cross-bars. By the use ofthese support ers the tearing of coats is obviated and a given number ofcoats can be accommodated in a smaller amount of space and handled withgreater ease and rapidity than heietofore.

When so desired, the legs may be closed to the position indicated by thedotted lines in Fig. l and fastened by the hooks 5. The partition andtrays may be removed and tho cross-bars detached by loosening thesetscrew 16 and lifting the ends of the cross-- bars from the channels.While I have shown the features of construction as applied to a hat,coat, and parcel rack, it is obvious that they may be used for one ormore of .these purposes or applied for use to a table or otherfurniture.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described, oonsist-' ing in combination of askeleton frame The set-screws-l i pass formed by corner-posts andcross-bars, tap 2ring hooks formed on the cross-bars for joining to thecorner -posts, said posts having channels in which said hooks areadapted to intermesh, and means for locking said hooks in said channels.

2. A device of the class described, consisting in combination with askeleton frame composed of corner-posts and cross-bars, of a channel ineach of said corner-posts for receiving the cross-bars, means forlocking the cross-bars in the channels, garment-supporters carried bythe cross-bars, each supporter consisting of a single wire formed into abroad tongue and having its ends extending back and upwardly topenetrate the crossbar and bent abruptly to engage the crossbar, and acleat fastened to the cross-bar and adapted to clamp the abruptly bentends of the supporter t0 the bar.

3. A device of the class described, consisting in combination with askeleton frame,

composed of sectional corner-posts, hinged to fold'back, and havingmeans for locking t e sections when folded, of cross-oars detachablyconnected to the corner-posts, garmentsupporters carried by thecross-bars, each of said supporters consisting of a single wire 1adapted to impinge against the abruptly-bent ends and hold thesupporters stationary upon the cross-bars.

4. A hat, coat and parcel rack formed by a skeleton frame, consisting ofcross-bars and corner-posts detachably connected by hooks and channels,detachable shelves carried by said cross-bars and garment-supportersconnected to the cross-bars, said supporters having broad lipspositioned transverse to the frame.

5. A hat, coat and parcel rack, consisting in combination with askeleton frame, formed by cross-bars and corner-posts, detachablyconnected by channels and tapering hooks which are adapted to intermeshin said channels, of garment-supporters carried by the cr0ssbars, eachsupporter consisting of a single wire bent to form a broadupwardlyinclined tongue, the ends of the wire bent back to penetrate thecross-bar, and means for fastening'said ends to the cross-bar.

6. Ahat, coat and parcel rack, consisting in combination with thesectional frame A, composed of cross-bars 8, tapering hooks 15 on saidcross-bars, and corner-posts 2 having channels 9 to receive said hooks,of shelves B adapted to be carried by said cross-bars,

clothes-supporters O, cleats 24 by which the clothes-supporters areattached to the crossbars, and lips 21 arranged transverse to saidframe.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES J. MONFORT.

Witnesses:

W. P. HAYES, F. G. BRADBURY.

